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History Of The John Gill Room, Redwood City Public Library, Redwood City, California,1905-1971, Jeanette Ann Strong Jan 1972

History Of The John Gill Room, Redwood City Public Library, Redwood City, California,1905-1971, Jeanette Ann Strong

Master's Theses

When the new Carnegie library building was built in Redwood City in 1905, the children's division consisted of a small section of the adult reading room, with about 600 old books and no programs for the children. Over the years, the division has grown into the present-day John Gill Room, with over 35,000 volumes and sev��ral active programs to interest children in the work of the library.

Statement of the problem. This report will cover the history of the John Gill Room of the Redwood City Public Library; this division of the library has had a separate history all its …


Politicalization Of The Student At A Catholic University, Phyllis J. Handelman Jan 1972

Politicalization Of The Student At A Catholic University, Phyllis J. Handelman

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Level Of Contractual Behavior And Subjects' Evaluation Of Their Experience In A Contract Sensitivity Group, Harvey Hilbert Honig Jan 1972

The Relationship Between Level Of Contractual Behavior And Subjects' Evaluation Of Their Experience In A Contract Sensitivity Group, Harvey Hilbert Honig

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Linguistic Correlations In The Demographic Distributions Of The Italians In The Near West Side Community Of Chicago, Sandra Louise Lazarz Jan 1972

Some Linguistic Correlations In The Demographic Distributions Of The Italians In The Near West Side Community Of Chicago, Sandra Louise Lazarz

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Clinical Versus Statistical Judgment Of Asocial Psychopathy, Ernest John Lenz Jan 1972

A Comparison Of Clinical Versus Statistical Judgment Of Asocial Psychopathy, Ernest John Lenz

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No abstract provided.


Consequences Of Commitment And The Relevance Of Cognitively Bonded Values On Initial Attitude And Resistance To Attitude Change, Kenneth A. Marciniak Jan 1972

Consequences Of Commitment And The Relevance Of Cognitively Bonded Values On Initial Attitude And Resistance To Attitude Change, Kenneth A. Marciniak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Masker Duration On The Detectability Of Pulsed Diotic And Dichotic Tonal Signals, Theodore H. Miller Jan 1972

Effect Of Masker Duration On The Detectability Of Pulsed Diotic And Dichotic Tonal Signals, Theodore H. Miller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Description And Analysis Of The Structural Symbolism Of A Buddhist Ritual, Benedict Perrino Jan 1972

Description And Analysis Of The Structural Symbolism Of A Buddhist Ritual, Benedict Perrino

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Attitude Change As A Function Of Media Presentation: An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Source Monitoring, Thomas Arthur Watkins Jan 1972

Attitude Change As A Function Of Media Presentation: An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Source Monitoring, Thomas Arthur Watkins

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Selection Of Bank Management Trainees: A Validation Study, James G. Overton Jun 1971

The Selection Of Bank Management Trainees: A Validation Study, James G. Overton

Master's Theses

Twelve studies of psychometric prediction using cognitive ability tests with upper level managerial samples are summarized. Of these, only two yield essentially positive results. Meyer (1956) found·a correlation of .27 between Wonderlic scores and overall ratings of 142 supervisors. However, since the raters were free to examine predictor-scores while making their ratings, there is strong evidence that the criterion was contaminated. In an unpublished study, Laurent (1962) correlated ratings of managers with Miller Analogies Test and non-verbal abiliti test scores. With over 200 persons in each sample, he found correlations ranging from .18 to .29, all significant. The majority of …


An Investigation Of Differential Reinforcement Effectiveness As A Function Of Type Of Task, Jeffrey W. Erickson Apr 1971

An Investigation Of Differential Reinforcement Effectiveness As A Function Of Type Of Task, Jeffrey W. Erickson

Master's Theses

Two tasks and four reinforcers were used to determine whether or not reinforcer effectiveness is in part dependent upon the type of task involved. An equal number (40) fifth and sixth grade children performed under each task condition

for 20 trials (arithmetic and sequential processing) and received one of four possible reinforcers (candy , "good ", grad e A, no­ reinforcer). The two dependent variables measured were time to complete either task and the number of errors mad e while performing upon one or the other task. A significant F was not obtained for either time or error scores at …


The Loyola Sentence Completion Blank For Clergymen: Construction And Validation, Mary Sheehan Jan 1971

The Loyola Sentence Completion Blank For Clergymen: Construction And Validation, Mary Sheehan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Influence Of Vicarious Reinforcement On An Observer's Speed Of Conflict Resolution, Nola R. Powell Jan 1971

Influence Of Vicarious Reinforcement On An Observer's Speed Of Conflict Resolution, Nola R. Powell

Master's Theses

Conflict, expressed parsimoniously yet meaningfully, result from "competition between incompatible responses" (miller 1944). Conflict identified in this manner must be distinguished from a psychoanalytic definition invoking internal dynamic states and forces as explanatory concepts. In the interest of working with behaviors that are more readily observable and measurable, this paper will focus on conflict as defined in the first sense.

Lewin (1931), in particular, was instrumental in launching a concept of conflict based psychological field forces. Field forces, which were considered to be acquired, were said to have valences which had a point of application, strength, and direction. Valences could …


Proactive Transfer And Acoustic Similarity In Short-Term Paired-Assoicate Learning, Richard James Pittman Jan 1971

Proactive Transfer And Acoustic Similarity In Short-Term Paired-Assoicate Learning, Richard James Pittman

Master's Theses

Interference is the most prominent explanation of forgetting in verbal long-term memory (LTM). Interference theory generally holds that forgetting is due to the competition of associations learned during the retention interval rather than to the decay of memory traces. Proactive interference results when the competing associations are learned prior to the criterion associations, and retroactive interference results when the competing associations are learned after the criterion associations. Further explanation of retroactive inhibition (RI) and proactive inhibition (PI) in paired-associate (P-A) learning is found in the extinction hypothesis of interference theory. According to the hypothesis, interference is due to unlearning or …


Organizational Size And Administrative Ratio: A Structural Analysis Of The Task Units Of Catholic Religious Professionals, Paul R. Zelus Jan 1971

Organizational Size And Administrative Ratio: A Structural Analysis Of The Task Units Of Catholic Religious Professionals, Paul R. Zelus

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No abstract provided.


Attitudes Toward The Policeman Among First Grade Children, Rose Mary Zacharia Finnegan Jan 1971

Attitudes Toward The Policeman Among First Grade Children, Rose Mary Zacharia Finnegan

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No abstract provided.


Defining Presidential Powers Under The Commander In-Chief Clause, Phyllis M. Oman Jan 1971

Defining Presidential Powers Under The Commander In-Chief Clause, Phyllis M. Oman

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No abstract provided.


Determination Of Reduction And Enhancement Of The Apparent Contrast Of Grid Patterns As A Function Of Brief Adaptation Durations, John Paul Bisaha. Jan 1971

Determination Of Reduction And Enhancement Of The Apparent Contrast Of Grid Patterns As A Function Of Brief Adaptation Durations, John Paul Bisaha.

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Sociological Factors Influencing Interdenominational Switching In The Protestant Ministry, Elizabeth Q. Bulatao Jan 1971

Some Sociological Factors Influencing Interdenominational Switching In The Protestant Ministry, Elizabeth Q. Bulatao

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of "Personal Influence" On Learning, Motivation, And Commitment To Voluntary Action, Daryl E. Chubin Jan 1971

The Effects Of "Personal Influence" On Learning, Motivation, And Commitment To Voluntary Action, Daryl E. Chubin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Socio-Political Interests And Activities Of Sensitivity Group Participants, Susan Williams Cunningham Jan 1971

Socio-Political Interests And Activities Of Sensitivity Group Participants, Susan Williams Cunningham

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Effects Of Externally And Intrapsychically Induced Stress On Projective Drawings, Robert L. Duncan Jan 1971

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Externally And Intrapsychically Induced Stress On Projective Drawings, Robert L. Duncan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of The Rogers Park-West Ridge Area Showing The Relationship Of Perceived Mental Health Needs, Attitudes Toward Mental Illness And Selected Demographic Variables, Barbara J. Dydyk Jan 1971

A Survey Of The Rogers Park-West Ridge Area Showing The Relationship Of Perceived Mental Health Needs, Attitudes Toward Mental Illness And Selected Demographic Variables, Barbara J. Dydyk

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Mental Health Needs Of Different Age Groups Within An Urban Community As Perceived By Service Providers And Service Recipients Within That Community, Joel Laskin Jan 1971

The Mental Health Needs Of Different Age Groups Within An Urban Community As Perceived By Service Providers And Service Recipients Within That Community, Joel Laskin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Follow-Up Study Of Interest Scores And Personality Traits Of Persevering And Non-Persevering High School Minor Seminarians Nine Years Later , William Lawrence O'Neill Jan 1971

A Follow-Up Study Of Interest Scores And Personality Traits Of Persevering And Non-Persevering High School Minor Seminarians Nine Years Later , William Lawrence O'Neill

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Exploratory Behavior And Affective Rating, Joseph P. Reser Jan 1971

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Exploratory Behavior And Affective Rating, Joseph P. Reser

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Anagram Solution Times: A Function Of Bigram Frequency And Versatility, Gene Edward Topper Jan 1971

Anagram Solution Times: A Function Of Bigram Frequency And Versatility, Gene Edward Topper

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Group Therapy Using The 16 Pf, Mmpi, And Tat, Bede Smith Jan 1971

An Evaluation Of Group Therapy Using The 16 Pf, Mmpi, And Tat, Bede Smith

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Upon Short-Term Memory Of Acoustic Interference And The Cognitive Separation Of A Reduntant Element, Robert A. Smallwood Jun 1970

The Effects Upon Short-Term Memory Of Acoustic Interference And The Cognitive Separation Of A Reduntant Element, Robert A. Smallwood

Master's Theses

Sperling (1963) noted that some subjects (Ss) stated they could "hear" material being held in short-term storage, and he suggested that short_term memory (STM) for verbal materials may be in the form of an auditory loop. The first major laboratory investigations of this topic were made by Conrad (1962;1964) who examined the errors made in immediate recall, and found that substitution errors tend to involve units that sound alike (acoustically-similar), even when the original stimuli were visual. He concluded that visual letters are recorded into auditory representations, which may subsequently be confused with one author. The auditory, or at least …


The Effectiveness Of Teacher Attention As A Reinforcer In The Conditioning And Extinction Of Classroom Behaviors Of Delinquent Girls, Mary Fulcher Geis Apr 1970

The Effectiveness Of Teacher Attention As A Reinforcer In The Conditioning And Extinction Of Classroom Behaviors Of Delinquent Girls, Mary Fulcher Geis

Master's Theses

The present study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a combination of teacher approval for appropriate behavior and teacher ignoring of inappropriate behavior in modifying the classroom behavior of institutionalized juvenile delinquents.In a classroom at a residential facility for female juvenile offenders, baseline recordings of student and teacher behaviors were collected. After baseline, the teacher introduced three rules specifying appropriate student behavior. Next , in a multiple baseline procedure, the teacher approved of the students' appropriate interrupting and ignored their inappropriate interrupting; later, she also approved of the students not engaging in inappropriate talking and ignored their inappropriate talking.The …